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Bug#1029116: hw-detect: check-missing-firmware fails will attempting to reload kernel module on MT7922 WiFi card



Control: reassign -1 src:linux 6.1.15-1

Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org> (2023-01-17):
> Stuart Hayhurst <stuart.a.hayhurst@gmail.com> (2023-01-17):
> > Source: hw-detect
> > Version: 1.152
> > Severity: important
> > X-Debbugs-Cc: stuart.a.hayhurst@gmail.com
> > 
> > Running "Detect network interfaces" hangs the installer, and with a
> > bit of troubleshooting, it's caused when check-missing-firmware
> > removes and loads the kernel module for my WiFi chip (mt7921e driver)
> 
> This wouldn't be the first issue about this modprobe dance, but I'm not
> sure why the kernel would go haywire… I'm definitely looking into
> firmware related issues these days, so maybe I'll be able to reproduce
> it somewhere, and/or find a different solution to account for the newly
> installed firmware (current plan would be to keep hw-detect ± as is
> while introducing support for non-free-firwmare).

Reassigning to the kernel, which definitely shouldn't panic…

More details in the MR:
  https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/linux/-/merge_requests/673


Cheers,
-- 
Cyril Brulebois (kibi@debian.org)            <https://debamax.com/>
D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant

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